Axios examines the investigation and prosecution that led to Warren Jeffs' imprisonment. Jeffs, leader of the fundamentalist FLDS group, is serving a life sentence for child sexual assault.

The piece details the legal efforts that culminated in Jeffs' 2011 conviction in Texas. Jeffs led the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a fundamentalist group not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He continues directing the sect from prison 15 years into his sentence.